Undergraduates | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 2

Undergraduate Human Rights Fellowships, USA

In partnership with the Program on Human Rights, we are proud to offer summer Human Rights Fellowships. These fellowships are intended to enable students to make a valuable contribution to human rights theory and practice. Offered to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors, grants will be given to four undergraduates who will partner with human rights organizations, government agencies, NGOs, or international organizations (either here or abroad). It is our hope that these fellowships will encourage students to build human rights work into their future careers, whether those careers are in academic life, in governmental or intergovernmental organizations, as activists, or as legal practitioners.that Human Rights Fellowships will not be offered for the summer of 2011 but will again be offered for summer 2012. That said, during the course of 2010-2011, we will hold a number of info sessions to describe in detail the types of fellowships we will be supporting in 2012, what makes a good proposal, required courses/readings, and expected faculty/mentor relationships. If you would like to be put on a mailing list so you are notified of these sessions, please email Joan Berry. That said, there are a number of steps that you must take to prepare yourself to be competitive for the fellowship. Please review the FAQs and the timeline (links below) to make sure you are aware of the requirements and can plan accordingly.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Applications for summer 2012 fellowships will be due on January 31, 2012 (with a preliminary proposal submitted by Oct 31, 2011).

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2011 Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarship for Undergraduates, Graduates and PhD, Germany: Mathematics, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Engineering

We support undergraduates, graduates, and PhD students in all subjects who embrace the Green cause, share the fundamental values of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, can demonstrate an excellent academic record, and are socially and politically active. Our scholarship programme brings together students from all over the world.German students, students who have gained their university entrance qualification from a German school school (‘Bildungsinländer_innen’) and students from EU countries.Applicants must study a subject within the areas of Mathematics, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Enineering (university or college, e.g. Fachhochschule; degrees: Bachelor, Diploma, State Examination AND Master).Applicants studying for a first degree (degree: Bachelor, State Examination or Diploma) can apply for a scholarship before their studies begin; applications are possible within the first three semesters at the time of application.

Applicants studying in a Master’s programme can apply for a scholarship before their studies begin; applications are possible within the first semester of the Master’s programme at the time of application. Funding priority is given to subjects within the areas of Mathematics, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Engineering with a focus on sustainability and environmental and energy issues. For applications from EU countries: The regional focus is on Central and Eastern Europe.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
1 September 2011

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DCC Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania, USA: Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism (DCC)

Beginning in January 2011, the Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism (DCC) invites applications for a one-year DCC Postdoctoral Fellow in any discipline whose research is pertinent to the Program’s 2011-2012 theme, “Corporations and Citizenship.”  The Program welcomes both empirical and normative scholarship, focused globally or on particular nations, regions, or communities, that explores the various ways that modern corporations are acting and should act as legal and social citizens, as well as the implications of modern corporate statuses and conduct for democracy and constitutional governance at local, national, and international levels.
The Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism program is an interdisciplinary initiative, funded by the Mellon Foundation, which includes a faculty seminar series and annual conference on themes chosen by the Program’s Faculty Advisory Council; a graduate workshop series; and undergraduate research grants. The DCC Postdoctoral Fellow is expected to participate in the faculty seminar series, teach an Undergraduate Seminar on a related topic, and attend monthly meetings to discuss the progress of undergraduates receiving research grants. The Fellow also has the opportunity to pursue the Fellow’s research and study and participate generally in the intellectual life of the Penn community. Stipend is $53,800, plus health insurance.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 18 March 2011

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